Mr. Solow is a practicing attorney and a partner and Vice Chair of the Restructuring Group at DLA Piper LLP (US). His practice focuses on creditors’ rights and bankruptcy. He is a fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy and has been recognized as a leader in his profession in numerous ranking publications.
Alan Solow currently serves as Chairperson of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. Mr. Solow is Chair of the Jewish Community Centers Association, Vice Chair of the World Confederation of Jewish Community Centers and a director for life of the Jewish Community Centers of Metropolitan Chicago. He was chair of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Chicago and has served in various leadership capacities in the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and Jewish United Fund. He is a member of the board of directors of the United Jewish Communities and of CLAL, the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, and serves on the Public Policy Committee of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society.
Mr. Solow received his A.B., summa cum laude, from the University of Illinois in 1976 and his J. D. cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1979. Mr. Solow is married to Andrea Lavin Solow. Together they have three children and one grandchild.
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